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1889: A Special Meeting was convened in the County Hotel at 8pm. The following notice was inserted in the Hamilton Advertiser: “Every member interested in the club’s welfare is urgently requested to attend as business of great importance will be brought before the meeting.”

1958: Supporters Club granted the use of the trainers room for meetings until further notice. It was also agreed that the supporters could travel in the team bus to away games when only a few of them were going to away matches.

1969: The following gentlemen were co-opted, Robert Gibb, James W. Watson, William Carlin, John Hilley, Jan Stepek and Joseph Friel.

1988: Accies await clearance to sign former Airdrieonians and Queen of the South goalkeeper, Alan Davidson who had been playing in Australia with Adelaide City. The SFA delayed making a decision and it was to be discussed at their meeting on 5th September. The player never signed for Hamilton as a ruling was made that he was still a Queen of the South player.

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